Soap saving device

Abstract

A soap saving device (10) for a bar of soap (100); wherein the outer surface (12) of the device (10) is provided with a plurality of discrete protuberances (16); and, the inner surface (13) of the device (10) is contoured to conform generally to the external surface of the bar of soap (100), and provided with a plurality of elongated penetrating elements (18) dimensioned to penetrate the bar of soap (100), to create a frictional engagement between the bar of soap (100) and the device (10).

I claim: 
     
       1. A soap saving device for use with a bar of soap, wherein the device consists of a relatively small generally rigid soap holding member having a concave outer surface provided with a plurality of discrete nub shaped protuberances, and a convex inner surface provided with a plurality of downwardly depending relatively elongated penetrating elements for penetrating the bar of soap to create an operative frictional engagement between the bar of soap and the device; wherein the outer periphery of the inner and outer surfaces are further provided with a downwardly depending relatively short peripheral skirt element provided with a plurality of spaced intermediate length teeth which depend downwardly from said skirt element to a greater extent than said skirt element; wherein, said teeth are also dimensioned to at least partially penetrate the bar of soap; and, the spaces between the teeth are provided to both permit water to drain from the inner surface as well as allow air to circulate over the covered portion of the bar of soap; and wherein the soap holding member is dimensioned to cover only a small portion of one side of a new bar of soap.